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[[Image:Bern S35-5076.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 35, lot 5076]] | [[Image:Bern S35-5076.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 35, lot 5076]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 5076 in Sincona sale 35 ( | + | This specimen was lot 5076 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$445 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Bern | Stadt, Batzen 1776. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC.'' (city of Bern, batzen of 1776. Very rare in this condition, Uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1717, 1754, 1765-78, 1784 and 1789-98. The 1776 is common and is accompanied by a [[Bern 1776 2 kreuzer|half batzen]]. The climbing bear is the badge of Bern, Switzerland. At the time, four kreuzer = one batzen and forty batzen = one thaler. |
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' billon, this specimen 2.49 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 2.35 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.49 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 524i, HMZ 2-223i, KM 87. | ''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 524i, HMZ 2-223i, KM 87. | ||
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* Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, ''Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart,'' Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006. | * Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, ''Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart,'' Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006. | ||
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | * Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016. | ||
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35,'' | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016. |
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
| − | * [[Bern 1774 1/4 thaler]] | + | * [[Bern 1774 1/4 thaler|1774 quarter thaler]] |
| + | * [[Bern 1775 4 kreuzer|1775 4 kreuzer (batzen)]] | ||
* [[Bern (1775) 6 ducats Fr-144|(1775) 6 ducats]] | * [[Bern (1775) 6 ducats Fr-144|(1775) 6 ducats]] | ||
| + | * [[Bern (1775) 8 ducats Fr-143|(1775) 8 ducats]] | ||
| + | * [[Bern (1775)-MK 8 ducats Fr-143|(1775)-MK 8 ducats]] | ||
* [[Bern (1775) 10 ducats Fr-142|(1775) 10 ducats]] | * [[Bern (1775) 10 ducats Fr-142|(1775) 10 ducats]] | ||
* [[Bern 1776 2 kreuzer]] = half batzen | * [[Bern 1776 2 kreuzer]] = half batzen | ||
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* [[Bern 1776 20 kreuzer|1776 20 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1776 20 kreuzer|1776 20 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Bern 1777 kreuzer|1777 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1777 kreuzer|1777 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Bern 1778 1/2 kreuzer|1778 ½ kreuzer (vierer), struck in gold]] | ||
* [[Sitten 1778 batzen]] | * [[Sitten 1778 batzen]] | ||
| + | * [[Bern 1778 4 kreuzer|1778 4 kreuzer]] = batzen | ||
* [[Bern 1778 10 kreuzer|1778 10 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1778 10 kreuzer|1778 10 kreuzer]] | ||
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* [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Bern|Bern]] | * return to coins of [[Switzerland, Bern|Bern]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 31, 32, 33, 34, 35]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:53, 2 January 2026
This specimen was lot 5076 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$445 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Bern | Stadt, Batzen 1776. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. (city of Bern, batzen of 1776. Very rare in this condition, Uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1717, 1754, 1765-78, 1784 and 1789-98. The 1776 is common and is accompanied by a half batzen. The climbing bear is the badge of Bern, Switzerland. At the time, four kreuzer = one batzen and forty batzen = one thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.35 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.49 g.
Catalog reference: D.T. 524i, HMZ 2-223i, KM 87.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016.
Link to:
- 1774 quarter thaler
- 1775 4 kreuzer (batzen)
- (1775) 6 ducats
- (1775) 8 ducats
- (1775)-MK 8 ducats
- (1775) 10 ducats
- Bern 1776 2 kreuzer = half batzen
- 1776 10 kreuzer
- 1776 20 kreuzer
- 1777 kreuzer
- 1778 ½ kreuzer (vierer), struck in gold
- Sitten 1778 batzen
- 1778 4 kreuzer = batzen
- 1778 10 kreuzer
- Coins and currency dated 1776
- return to coins of Bern